Fred lacey



F. LACEY. FEELER MECHAMSM FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATiON FILED JAN- 20, F920.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED LACEY, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO DRAPER CORPORATION, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS. A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

FEELER MECHANISM FOR LOOMS.

Application filed January 20,.1920.

Specificalion of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

Serial No. 352124.

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inn sh'in portion l; by whii'h inn llliil' iim is gliiilml in it; inm'i-nwnl Lnum'zl nini l'rmn tlw l'mnt ul" thihmm, ziinl spring lFS nurmully maintains The feeler vm'riei' in its rearward feirling position. The parts so far desi-rihetl are or may he substantially the who as the similar parts more fully shown nod lliht'l'llfl l, in the atent to Md and Millnop No. i llglil dated May 9, 1905. nlm'vhi ix =hown what i vonnnonl} known in the Itll as the Draper lvehr. The t'euler ".ttllll ll iproai leil nith an extension ll) aha h pri-lrrahlr prop-vb onLwal'dly at one in o the t'cler rarrier, as inilii-ated in the drawings, and lo lll! extension the l'i-vler' till 1 piioially i-onna 'llul :it ll. 'lhe lei-lei i l in '-=n -'tiln i-d a a lr-ri-r horizontall pivoted upon the l'eeh-i warri r and its reurwardrly (\iigiirlii end portion is ollsell to one iilti' ihe piio'lal support ll Minuet-ting the I and ll'llt'l' warrior, and is; prm'ided Will Hell: or a roughened enrl'at'e .22 for i-nrg age nzvnt with the Filling or a sln'l'are will,

o te l for itlonlilii ration i V i H .l 1 .i p ll po iiwi may hr fll l' litll l; ill lav ante r. l [hr r rreapomling; part in tho patent herein!:eiorr mentioned. lhe

ronlroller artnal'or (llitllH l'ronhxen'illy lroin it pirotal support if and its lront end. portion Ya i:-- normally held raised for more-- na-nl in a path frontwarilly of the loom (more the rontx'ollor I'il in means of a wprini: ai'inaled pin Iii-t. nuhstantially as more fully ile-wrihed in the patent hereinliel'ore mentioned.

The wontrollvr ll i photally lnonnted at; 33-, Fig. l. to wring; toward and lr in the front of tho loom and lll,l\\'(('il its pivotal point and tree end it lmnHth over a part 34 of the ti'anslnll'ler i \Vllltll. an in lirnled in tho-potent heretofore i'rt'm're l to. may he iiotallv mppoitvi! at I'll} upon a h1g3? iiS ing l'roni lilt' looni l'rann' or shipper stand. llnt-oiwlrin-tion living; mirh, as more l'nlly -ln- -i ii; the patent. that when [in- (Ulltroller actuator 28, it will turn the transmitter 37 about its pivotal support 36 and rauae itx end portion 3 to phn-o the latch 4 in the path of movement of the operatinp nn-niher :3 and. perforce, etl'ert re ilunislnnent ol' filling.

The controller actuator or HWUHIl lever 28 has a hunter lR to the rearward ol whioh v-wendw llaend portion :32 ol the i'eeler tho runslrnvlion hiring Hllffl) that when a working eoppl v of lilling i present in the shuttle, the li-eh r will engage the lillin; and together with the levler rarrh-r and controller autuator or ma'ond leverwill he moved lront- \rordly hy the l'rontn'ard pressure againsl he tel-lei; the hunter 38 at snrh Limw assnnn lop t-:oli:ilantiall th relative pos' ion with i-mpi-i't to a parl on the lay, sneh as the shut iha ar indh-ated in Fig 2.

in operation when a Working supply ol lilling i, present in the f-hnttle on a tllllllinn lwat. the looihr-d end portion 22 of thal -iiki will onnatg the filling; and the tr ll-r Ell prevented tron: m vement in a h lllfillllillll'zlll l" l [EH Fllllllll ll tho mm a liontirarlll g tllw at a: i-lan'h time: L'llllI 'l l LL and the lazul -t will no: m q g gml r in mop-rating pa l married lay the in \(ln-n. however, the filling is. :ailwlantiiill v exhausted on a deter ing laat, the toothed end portion "255 of the feeler 2 n ill again engrave a airfare WlLltllt the shottle :aalr, tor inatanw. aw the filling carrier or hohliin EL and nill he llllliljll to slip or "lid aioin the lillinp; warrior or holihin by the l'rontwaid pressure a, the lay moves lronlwanlle 'ihe reanl of this in that the lazuli-r 21% on lhv oevonil lei'er or eonflrollrl ro to ill now he permitted to engage rh purl nlill'li 1wtlii -ll1lllll' ul1 the la). and iili-oo h the prvemre again t the hunter. the LUel Ill? ot' the a--ond lever r rontrolh-r :wlnzttor \xill la rleprwsed into position to engagtlw vontroller ill as the artnator. l'eeler and t eter earrier move l'ront wardly under the trontwanl pressur against the hunter. The front 'vard movement of the mmtroller ill will he transmitted through the transmit ter to the latrh -l and, as lXQIGlIIbG fQIB indicated. filling replenishment will he called.

( laims:

I. In a t'eeler mechanism for looms, the i-omhinat-ioo of a foeler varrier mounted For movement; toward and from the front of the loom, an m'tliator supported hy the carrier in position to engage a part (worried on the lay and arranged in he operated h v said enfli'l L ll'llllt to ell'ert replenislnnent of lilling', a l'eeler pivoted he! ween its ends to the teeler ralrie and ha rung oppositely lirevted arms one of \rliiich is offset from the pivot and is po--ilionel to ongage llw lilling upon a do toiling heat. and a lel-ler positioning spring vonneeted to the othearm and arranged to exert a frontxvurd pull upon the some in a direetion passing through the pivotal axis of the l'eeler. I

2. In a feeler lllfl'llillllslli l'or lllfllllh. the ('UIlllJilHlllUfl ol' :1 l'eeler enrrier mounted for movement ton'urd ilIHl from the trout of ill" loom. an urtuutor for (diluting repleni le ment of lilling PlYUtIlll) mounted on the feeler ('urrier to engage the shutlle hen filling is to he elmnged. u l'eeler pivoted to the feeler eurrier for nlovenn'nl longiludinzillv of the shuttle in either direelion from normal feeling po itio11. suid l'eeler huvin; arm. one of \vhieh is oll's'el from the pivot and i positioned to engage the filling on n deleeting heat. and u l'eeler posllllmillg spring eonnerted to the other ;irin to exert a l'ronhvurd pull thereupon in n direelion passing through the pivotal axis of th leeler.

l. ln u l'eeler llll'l'llzilllFlll for looms. the eonihinntion ola t'eeler carrier mounted for inovenn-nt toward and from the front. ol' the lrHHH. an netuntor for effecting replenishluent ol' fillin; pivotully mounted on the l'eeler eurrier to engage the shuttle when lill in is to he ehanged, a feeler pivoted to the feele r earrier for movement longitudinally olthe shuttle in either (lireetion from normal feelingposition. said feeler having :u'ms one of \vhirh is oliset from the pivot and is posi- Iioned to engage the filling on a detecting heat. the other arm of the feeler lieing provided with u plurality of apertures. and a l'eeler positioning spring: eonstrurted to he eonneeted with any one of said apertures and exert a l'rontwurd pull to retain the l'eeler in different feeling; positions,

4 ln n l'eeler im-ehanisln for 1oom the i'nlli llltlliflll of a l'eeler earrier mounted for niovenn-ni toward and from the front of the, loom. un iartuutor pivotully mounted upon the enrrier in position to engage a part eurried l|\ the luv when filling is to be rllzlnged, 2i l'eelrr mounted upon the feeler earrier for movement luternllv in either direction from normal feeling posilion. a feeler positioning spring \vliieh exerts its energy through the mountingof the feeler. and adjustable eon- Inn-lions between the spring and feeler for determining the relative normal positions of the l'eeler and aetuator.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speeifieation.

FRI!) I) LA C E Y. 

